'No rock 'n' roll home should go without it.' - Mike Boehm, Providence Journal
' 'Surrender to Serenity' is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.' - Adam Duritz, Counting Crows
Al Gomes and Big Noise are proud to re-release the award-winning classic charity recording Bandwagon : 'Three Sides of Hunger,' created to elevate awareness of the plight of the poor in America and raise money for American agencies that aid the hungry and homeless.
The three tracks from the EP
are now available on Apple Music, Spotify, and Amazon. All proceeds
will go to member agencies of Feeding America Hunger-Relief
Charities.
Featured artists include John
Cafferty, Cheryl Wheeler, Gail Greenwood of L7 and Belly,
Dan Moretti, Mark Cutler, Thom Enright, Jim Beaupre, plus
a 150-person celebrity chorus consisting of musicians, journalists
(including MTV Networks executive producer Bill Flanagan),
TV broadcasters, activists, and politicians.
Years after its release,
Bandwagon's charity recording 'Three Sides of Hunger'
continues to sell and generate profits for agencies that
aid the poor. Producer Al Gomes recently presented a check
to a member agency of the Feeding America Hunger-Relief
Charities network (the donation was matched
by the 'End Hunger Challenge Fund').
Inspired by Bob Geldof's Band
Aid recording and Live Aid concert, producer and songwriter
Al Gomes wanted to put together a similar effort to aid
those less fortunate in America. Gomes founded Bandwagon
in 1986, along with publicist Jamie Kurtis, and produced
the benefit recording 'Three Sides of Hunger,' and two sold-out
televised concerts.
Bandwagon's goal was to elevate
awareness of the plight of the poor in America and raise
thousands of dollars for those American agencies that
aid the hungry and homeless.
Al Gomes and Bandwagon went
on to win the coveted Jefferson Award from The
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Foundation for Recognition of
Outstanding Public Service. View YouTube clip
'Three Sides of Hunger' features
three songs co-written by Al Gomes and performed by popular
recording artists including multi-platinum artist John
Cafferty and singer-songwriter Mark Cutler on
the song 'Where Home Is' (which also features guitar
great Thom Enright), Jim Beaupre of The Probers
performing 'Surrender to Serenity' (along with Dan
Moretti on sax), and 'A Piece of Our Hearts'
which features soloists including legendary singer-songwriter
Cheryl Wheeler and Belly and L7's Gail Greenwood
plus a 150-person celebrity chorus consisting of musicians,
journalists (including MTV Networks executive producer Bill
Flanagan), TV broadcasters, activists, and politicians.
All three songs received massive airplay including 'A Piece
of Our Hearts' which was played simultaneously on dozens
of radio stations on December 10, 1986 at 10:15 am EST.
'Three Sides of Hunger' was
produced by multi-platinum producers Phil Greene
and Tom Soares, who've produced New Kids On the Block,
John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band, Marky Mark, and
Joey McIntyre, and mastered by Grammy Award winner Ted
Jensen, whose work includes Norah Jones, Billy Joel,
Dave Matthews Band, Frank Sinatra, The Who, and The Rolling Stones.
In addition to raising money,
during its initial release, Bandwagon donated hundreds of
copies of 'Three Sides of Hunger' and time in public relation
and publicity services to various agencies throughout the
US to raise further money and to help guarantee the success
of the agencies' own fundraisers and capital campaigns.
Also available: the Bandwagon Anniversary Edition CD which features all three
original tracks completely remastered, plus demos, live versions,
and bonus tracks.
The CD also features the long out-of-print second Bandwagon release,
the Rash of Stabbings EP 'A Christmas Song,' which
featured the title track and 'Mr. Avery.' An acclaimed 'Making of' documentry was also produced - View YouTube clip
Bandwagon Anniversary Edition CD Complete Tracks: 1.Bandwagon : 'A Piece of Our Hearts' (Ted
Jensen master from the Bandwagon EP 'Three Sides of Hunger') 2.Mark Cutler & John Cafferty : 'Where Home
Is' (Ted Jensen master from the Bandwagon EP 'Three
Sides of Hunger') 3.Jim Beaupre featuring Dan Moretti : 'Surrender
to Serenity' (Ted Jensen master from the Bandwagon EP
'Three Sides of Hunger') 4.Rash of Stabbings : 'A Christmas Song'
(From the Bandwagon EP 'A Christmas Song') 5.Rash of Stabbings : 'Mr. Avery' (From the
Bandwagon EP 'A Christmas Song') 6.Mark Cutler : 'Where Home Is' (Demo) 7.Jim Beaupre & Manny Vincente : 'Surrender to
Serenity' (Live on the TV show 'Artists RI') 8.Steve Dubois : 'Where Home Is' (Live on
the TV show 'Artists RI') 9.Bandwagon : 'A Piece of Our Hearts' (Instrumental
master) 10.Mark Cutler & John Cafferty : 'Where Home
Is' (Instrumental master) 11.Jim Beaupre featuring Dan Moretti : 'Surrender
to Serenity' (Instrumental master) 12.PM Magazine report on Bandwagon Chorus recording
session
In addition: Big Noise has released 'Neutral Nation Live
At Bandwagon,' the seminal punk band's performance
at the legendary charity concert. The live CD's debut coincided
with the release of the film documentary of Neutral Nation,
'It's A Bash.' Full
details here
Hunger and homelessness continues to affect increasing numbers of people everyday. Member agencies of Feeding America Hunger-Relief Charities rely on donations to keep the programs running. You can also help by volunteering at one of the many agencies that provide food and shelter for the hungry and homeless in your area.
Contact: Al Gomes
Big Noise
11 South Angell Street, Suite 336
Providence, RI 02906 USA
Phone: 401-274-4770 E-mail: [email protected]
Song Credits:
Where Home Is
Performed by Mark Cutler and John Cafferty
Written by Al Gomes, Mark Cutler, and John Cafferty Mark Cutler: Vocals, guitar John Cafferty: Vocals Phil Greene: Guitar and arrangement Thom Enright: Lead slide guitar Jim Beaupre: Bass Bob Cotoia: Piano Bob Giusti: Drums
Surrender to Serenity
Performed by Jim Beaupre featuring Dan Moretti
Written by Al Gomes, Jim Beaupre, Robyn Cullen, and Mike Murnin Jim Beaupre: Vocals, guitar Dan Moretti: Alto sax Bob Giusti: Drums Tom Soares and Cindy Ballou: Backing vocals
All other instruments arranged and performed by Jay Fernandes and Jim Beaupre
A Piece of Our Hearts
Performed by The Bandwagon Soloists and Chorus
Written by Al Gomes, Mark Bram, and Jamie Kurtis Lead Vocals (in order of appearance): Jim Beaupre, Steve Smith, Sue Fitz, Bob Hymers, Manny Vincente, Mack Odem and
Debra Lilli, Jimmy Winters, Sarah Birdseye, Cathren Dan,
Mark Bram, Abdul Mateen, Dana Mauro, Cindy Ballou, Manny Silva,
Gail Greenwood, Sean Feeley, Cheryl Wheeler, Al Gomes, Jamie Kurtis, Malaina Stringfield, Jim Beaupre Backing vocals: Cheryl Wheeler, Jimmy Winters, Mack Odem, Malaina Stringfield, Jim Beaupre, and The Bandwagon Chorus Phil Greene: Acoustic guitar Jim Beaupre: Electric guitar
All other instruments arranged and performed by Jay Fernandes and Jim Beaupre
Vocal arrangement by Al Gomes and Tom Soares
Executive Producer: Al Gomes
Executive Co-Producer: Jamie Kurtis
All songs produced by Phil Greene and Tom Soares
Engineered by Tom Soares
Mixed by Tom Soares and Phil Greene
Recorded and mixed at Normandy Sound, Warren, RI
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, New York City
